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NEWS ABOUT: media cross ownership

media cross ownership stories: 2 news summaries

FCC Angers All Sides With New Media Rules

Cable companies fume at limits, and senators protest relaxed regs

Dec 18, 07 7:05 AM CST
(Newser) - The FCC is set to push through new rules on media ownership today, to the consternation of everyone from telecoms to free-speech advocates, writes the Wall Street Journal. The commission will introduce two new regulations: one will allow media companies to buy both newspapers and television stations in the top... More »

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FCC • Kevin Martin • media conglomerates • media cross ownership

FCC Chief Gets Grilled on Hill

House members want cross-ownership
vote delayed; Dems plead for oversight

Dec 6, 07 1:37 PM CST
(Newser) - FCC Chairman Kevin Martin faced angry questioning from both sides of the aisle at a House oversight meeting yesterday, as many urged the commissioner to delay December 18's vote on a controversial change to media cross-ownership rules. Martin said the plan, which would allow companies to own both a newspaper... More »

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FCC • House of Representatives • House Energy and Commerce Committee • Kevin Martin • media cross ownership • Subcommittee on Telecommunications

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